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Chinese symbol for “vane”

风向标
fēng xiàng biāo
Traditional: 風向標
vane; propellor blade; weather vane; windsock

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vane is 风向标 (fēng xiàng biāo), defined as: vane; propellor blade; weather vane; windsock.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

风 fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
radical 182 ⾵ · 4 strokes
向 xiàng
towards; direction, trend
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
标 biāo
mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “vane”

WordPinyinMeaning
叶片 (葉片)yè piànblade (of propellor); vane

Related words

Other words that share a character with 风向标.

WordPinyinMeaning
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
风格 (風格)fēng géstyle
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
风景 (風景)fēng jǐngscenery; landscape
台风 (臺風)tái fēngstage presence, poise
方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation
走向zǒu xiàngdirection; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
倾向 (傾向)qīng xiàngtrend; tendency
目标 (目標)mù biāotarget; goal

See also: Japanese symbol for “vane”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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